Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KR in the last 90 days.
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Kroger (KR) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$60.00−0.75 (−1.2%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryKroger closes at $60.00, down 1.2% on the day, sitting between its 50-day average of $57.99 and its 200-day average of $63.73. The GekkoIndex reads 52.2, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Gekko Fair Value stands at $69.11, putting the current price 13.2% below that mark.
This week's coverage centers on Kroger's supplier and pricing posture alongside deal scrutiny. The company has pulled Boar's Head and Red Bull from shelves nationwide amid pricing disputes with suppliers, a move framed as part of a broader push for leverage over vendors, while a separate report accuses Kroger of frequent overpricing. At the same time, its planned acquisition of Giant Eagle is drawing tougher antitrust review in Columbus, Ohio, with regulators expected to seek store divestitures. Kroger also announced an Investor Day for 20 October 2026, and Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health, announced her retirement after 31 years with the company.
Kroger's next earnings date falls on 3 December 2026, 74 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 2 buys and 0 sales, and the last 30 days show 3 unusual options signals, with call premium of $3,270,650 against put premium of $11,206. Among 17 covering analysts, 9 rate it buy and 8 hold, with a consensus target of $67.91. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -1.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the upcoming Investor Day.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $60.00200-day averageGekko Fair Value $69.11
Key stats
- Market cap
- $36.76B
- P/E ratio
- 33
- Forward P/E
- 11.8
- EPS, TTM
- $1.84
- Revenue, TTM
- $149.3B
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Dividend yield
- 2.36%
- Beta
- 0.41
- Volume
- 12.08M avg 6.97M
- 1-year return
- −10.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- 50-day average
- $57.99
- 200-day average
- $63.73
- Next earnings
- Dec 3
- Shares outstanding
- 596.0M
Kroger swing-trade checklist
Kroger scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $60.00 sits between the 50-day ($57.99) and 200-day ($63.73) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
52.2, Neutral
Reading 52.2 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
13.2% below
Price is 13.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 3 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 74 days
Next report Dec 3, 2026, 74 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−1.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Kroger stock chart and price history
Kroger closed at $60.00 on Sep 18, 2026, −10.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $54.15 to $76.58.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +6.6%
- 3 months
- +6.0%
- 6 months
- −18.7%
- 1 year
- −10.4%
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About Kroger
Kroger runs a wide network of grocery-focused stores throughout the United States, using several different formats under many local banners. Some locations combine food and pharmacy services with sections for organic goods, pet supplies and fresh seafood, while larger stores add clothing, home furnishings, outdoor gear, electronics, automotive items and toys to the mix. Other locations operate as marketplace-type stores blending full grocery and health offerings with general merchandise, or as discount warehouse outlets centered on low-priced groceries, meat, dairy and produce.
Beyond running stores, Kroger makes and processes food products that are sold in its own supermarkets and through its online channels, giving it a hand in both production and retail. It also operates a large number of fuel stations where customers can purchase gasoline. As of the start of 2022, the company had thousands of supermarkets spread across most of the country, reaching shoppers through this collection of store types and brands.
Kroger traces its founding back to the late nineteenth century and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker KR.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Food retail
- Website
- thekrogerco.com
Kroger GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Kroger’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 52.2, in the Neutral zone, down 4.2 points over five sessions.
52.2Neutral
Down 4.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 16 | +1.3% | +2.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 235 | +0.7% | +1.6% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 378 | −0.1% | +0.2% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | 0.0% | +2.6% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Kroger stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Kroger trades 13.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $69.11, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Kroger shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$69.11
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
13.2% Undervalued
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Kroger insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Kroger, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| David Taylor House, OH, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 7 traded Jul 24 |
| David J. Taylor House, OH, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 7 traded Jul 23 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Kroger has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Aug 15, 2026
- $1.06B
- As a share of market cap
- 2.88%
- Trailing four quarters
- $3.77B
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
3signals, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 12, $840K in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds KR.
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Kroger earnings: next date and track record
Kroger reports on Dec 3, 2026 (74 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Dec 3, 2026
74 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.16
- Revenue estimate
- $34.62B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $1.09 est $1.06 | $34.62B est $34.64B | +7.0% |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $1.58 est $1.46 | $46.12B est $45.59B | −9.8% |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $1.28 est $1.20 | $34.73B est $34.96B | +9.0% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | $1.05 est $1.03 | $33.86B est $34.19B | −5.3% |
| Sep 11, 2025 | $1.04 est $0.99 | $33.94B est $34.10B | +1.9% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $1.49 est $1.45 | $45.12B est $45.16B | +12.9% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $1.14 est $1.11 | $34.31B est $34.57B | +6.7% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | $0.98 est $0.98 | $33.63B est $34.19B | −1.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Kroger stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Kroger is $67.91, +13.2% from the last close, from 17 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$67.91consensus 12-month target, +13.2% from the last close
Now $60.00Avg $67.91
Low $57High $86
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 17 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | Barclays | $61 | +1.7% |
| Sep 16 | Morgan Stanley | $67 | +11.7% |
| Sep 14 | BMO Capital | $60 | 0.0% |
| Sep 14 | Evercore ISI | $70 | +16.7% |
| Sep 14 | UBS | $63 | +5.0% |
+0.2%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−1.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Kroger seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Kroger averaged −1.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.9% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −0.5% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, KR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.2%.
Kroger market cap and key statistics
Kroger’s market cap is $36.76B, with a P/E ratio of 33 and revenue of $149.3B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $36.76B
- P/E ratio
- 33
- Forward P/E
- 11.8
- EPS, TTM
- $1.84
- Gekko Fair Value
- $69.11
Trading
- Volume
- 12.08M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 6.97M
- 52-week high
- $76.58
- 52-week low
- $54.15
- Shares outstanding
- 596.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $149.3B
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Return on equity
- 14.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +13.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.41
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- Dividend yield
- 2.36%
Kroger stock news this week
Coverage of Kroger this week reads neutral: 5 positive, 10 neutral and 7 negative headlines.
- Report accuses Ohio-based grocery giant Kroger of frequent overpricing10TV, Sep 19
- Kroger Has More Leverage Over Premium Brands. Now Boar’s Head and Red Bull Are Losing Shelf SpaceInc.com, Sep 19
- Kroger (KR) Draws Tougher Antitrust Review For Its Planned Grocery DealYahoo Finance, Sep 19
- Walmart Vs Kroger: Jim Cramer Couldn’t Figure Out Why Only One’s Shares Went UpYahoo Finance, Sep 18
- Colleen Lindholz Retires From KrogerProgressive Grocer, Sep 18
- Kroger yanks Red Bull nationwide as energy drink’s premium price comes under fireNew York Post, Sep 18
Kroger peers
Kroger’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SFMSprouts Farmers Market | Accumulation | 15.5% below |
| ACIAlbertsons Companies | Neutral | 36.3% below |
| TBBBBBB Foods | Neutral | 17.8% above |
| WMKWeis Markets | Neutral | 40.5% above |
| IMKTAIngles Markets | Accumulation | 19.4% below |
| GOGrocery Outlet | Neutral | 5.6% above |
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Kroger stock FAQ
What is Kroger’s market cap?
Kroger’s market cap is $36.76B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $60.00, with 596.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 33.
What is the Kroger stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Kroger is $67.91, +13.2% from the last close. Of the 17 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Kroger stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Kroger is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $60.00 is 13.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $69.11. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Kroger report earnings next?
Kroger is expected to report on Dec 3, 2026 (74 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.16 per share on revenue of $34.62B. Kroger beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.
What is Kroger’s 52-week high and low?
Kroger’s 52-week high is $76.58 and its 52-week low is $54.15; it closed at $60.00 on Sep 18, 2026, −10.4% over the past year.
Is Kroger stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Kroger?
Gekko flagged 3 unusual options signals in Kroger over the last 30 days, with $3.27M of flagged premium in calls and $11K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 12, 2026 with $840K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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